Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Page Fop Pacific stars and stripes m oct. S procedures outlined on emergency leaves Marbo oct. 7a serious situation at Home which requires his immediate presence is the basis for granting an emergency leave to an enlisted Man. To eliminate confusion at a critical time All soldiers should become thoroughly familiar with the procedures to be followed in the application of emergency sweat bowl standings and processing o  family at Home should take the first step. Some or number or close Friend of the family should notify the Amer ican red Cross chapter in the Soldier s Hometown giving details of the emergency and me name rank serial num Ber address and relationship of the Serviceman  local or needed at Hometown chapter of the american red Cross will then obtain a statement from an authoritative person such As a doctor. Lawyer Etc. And Forward the report by wire to National Headquarters american red Cross Washington . National Headquarters then forwards this information to. Ago and awaits their  decision is then wired or phoned Back to the local or Hometown chapter for the in formation of the family. If leave is approved a Mili tary confirmation is dispatched by radio from the adjutant general in Washington . To the overseas command. Upon receipt of the Confirma -ti6n, the command having jurisdiction prepares orders to return the individual on an Ner gency leave status. In too Many cases families first Contact the Serviceman usually by commercial Cable Gram. When this happens the overseas Field director of fhe american red Cross thenis required to radio a request through National Headquarters Washington . For verification of the facts from the Hometown chapter asking that this verification be submitted. To the adjutant general for emergency leave consideration. This procedure naturally causes delay. Only by Complete under standing on the part of the family at Home on what to do and How to do it can such de Lay be avoided. Servicemen Are asked to advise their families of this pro iced re before any emergency arises. The american red Cross merely As the authorized agent Between the family and the army it does not deter mine whether or not leave will be granted. Marbo oct. 7 air Force football teams continue to do Minate top standings in the Marbo sweat bowl football league with games completed As of monday october 4. The North Field Victory Over he undefeated and unsfored upon Harmon Field fliers dropped the fliers to third place. No team has a clean record although two teams Are undefeated but have been  standings Are As Fol lows with won lost and tied in that order North Field 4-0-1 20th of 3ro-2 Harmon Field 4-1-0 501st engineers first Marine 2-2-1 1-2-2 Marine air group 24 1-2-2 Northwest Field 2-3-0 Nob 2-3-0 Mats 1-3-1 811th Eab 1-4-0 and 296th to truck Bat Talion 0-5-0. Aero service club to get Ping Pong team Harmon fab oct. 7a  Ping Pong team is being formed at the Harmon Fjeld Aero service club to. Represent the club in matches with other clubs or challengers miss Dorothy Condit club program director has announced.  team is being chosen on the basis of weekly journal ments which will be held for four weeks. The Wurnell of each weekly tournament will be Given a team berth sgt. Erroll Martin Winner of the first weekly tournament has been designated team Cap " after thie team has been chosen other men May vie for learn berths by challenging a team member to a match. I the challenger wins four out Jbf seven he will replace the defending team member on tace team. 3-1-1 vices,3-2-0 marbo2-1-2 103rd technical ser fifth marines Seabee brigade Marbo personals Clarence l. George Clifford h. Baxter r. O. Weeks Robert b. Dailey George Hilderbrant Miles f. O Conner Ivan s. Murphy James f. Carter. Thomas e. Latham William Carter Robert s. Hanlin Leo g. Rainwater Francis l. Mcatamney Harold l. Jones Charles a. Holing Harry s. Cran Dall Hubert Mrozek Frederick x. Ramil v. G. Samford jr., Albert t. Butlin Steven j. Shiegel John j. Decker Irvin g. Stringfellow Robert m. Baker. Clark d. Metz. Robert w. Bell Warren e. Suiter. Charles w. Royal Elijah m. Butler Donald e. Elsten Elmer l. Green Gene d. Boothe Harold n. Abbott. Junior r. Barker Thomas e Taggart Douglas c. Anlap Robert j. Foe Thomas l. Trauss have been promoted to staff sergeant at North i eld Guam. A sgt. Carlton w. Barham who 1s presently assigned to head quarters Squadron 19th bombard ment Wing has reenlisted for three years. His previous service totals to 12 years and seven months. Keep air aids for fire experts advise Marbo oct. 7first Aid fire appliances May make a critical difference in the event of. A sudden conflagration. Marbo fire officials emphasize the importance of first Aid fire appliances with these Points a Small Quantity of water or other extinguishing agent used intelligently at the Start of a fire May easily be More effective than the work of Ane Tiree fire department five minutes later. All first Aid appliances should be conspicuously located and should be systemically spaced throughout the entire building. Extinguishers should be Hung five feet from top of extinguisher to floor painted red to denote their use i emergency except Etc extinguishers and inspected daily by some competent person who is employed in the building or area. The use of first Aid fire appliances Are for incipient fires and Are classed in three Dif Ferent categories fires in Ordinary combustible materials where the Cool ing or quenching effect is required. Use water buckets or water Type pump extinguish ers. Fires in inflammable liquids and greases where air exclusion or smothering is essential. Use foam Carbon dioxide or Carbon tetrachloride extinguishers. Fires in electrical equip ment where a non conducting agent is of first  Carbon tetrachloride or Carbon dioxide extinguishers. Large mail shipment signal corps photo mail clerks at army Post office 246, Marbo were Busy recently sorting the largest shipment of mail yet received at one time excluding the Christmas Rush. Of mail arrived Here in one shipment. More than five tons capt. N. F. Jarvis pm sentences guard who left his Post adventure Romance plots in new movies tap roots starring Van Heflin and Susan Hayward. A gun tooting dead shot newspaper editor Van Heflin in a Kentucky Valley town finds himself in a love Triangle just prior to the civil War. Dream girl starring Bett Sutton Macdonald Carey and Patrick Knowles. Do you be Lieve in dreams Betty Hutton does and revolves her life around her dreams. She Ima Gines herself in All sorts of wonderful interludes. Argyle secrets starring William Gargan and Majorie lord. Murder mystery of you have them both in this Pic Ture it s a bang up Melo drama about the search for a group of men who backed both Marbo oct. 7pvt.ern est b. Facun lost his Freedom for four months and Drew a $64 Fine from a court martial for leaving his Post while on guard duty private vacuum of 516th signal service battalion was charged under article of War 86 with leaving his guard Post before he was regularly relieved. Fut can was sentenced to four months confinement at hard labor and to forfeit 18 dollars each month for the same period. The sentence was approved and the Marianas boning command stockade and Reha dilation Center designated As the place of confinement. Sides of the War. Postal officer said most of the mail was parcel Post newspapers and magazines. Design contest info Given by Marbo so Marbo oct. 7marbo special services office has announced that the closing Dale for the Marbo design contest is november 10.All United states military personnel on duty within the far East command Are eligible to compete. In the event the entrant is separated from the service or reassigned to another command prior to termination Date of contest entered prizes certificates and entries will be sent to the entrant s forwarding address. Contests will be held in three groups consisting of drawing Layouts and fabricated pieces. Under group i modern All textiles wallpaper Wood decor furniture sculpture Ash trays lamps with dimensions of eight by 10 inches and a Maxi mum dimension of 26 by 30 inches. Under group ii architectural residences build Ings libraries Heaters Busi Ness building coliseum Etc with a Mim mum Dimen Sion of eight by 10 inches Anda maximum dimension of 26 by 30 inches. Under group Iii advertising illustrations poster displays Etc., with minimum dimension of eight by 10 inches and a maximum of 26 by 30 inches. The first second and third prize winning entries and two honorable mention entries willbe entered in the far East command  will be awarded in the Marbo and Fec finals. Money subject of tip talks Marbo oct. 7 the tip hour topic for the week of october 11 through 16, Marbo command will a Money How it  it will be pointed out that even the individual s Job is a kind of business  Soldier offers service and repair Eli Lipmen t going to storm torn Okinawa tourney schedule baseball games scheduled in the Fec tourney on Guam for saturday october 9, Arcas follows Korea is. Okinawa 10 . And Japan is. Philippines 2 30 . Sunday s game is Okinawa is. Marbo 2 30 . Monday Philippines is. Korea 10 . Arid Marbo is. Philippines 2 30 . A protest Board was established and consists of one representative from each com Mand. In event of a protested game a decision will be rend ered on the Field of play bythe three representatives no connected with the protested game. Due to the absence of Oki Nawa and Philippines at the meeting held october 5, Korea and Japan Drew for the teams to determine the play off sche Dule. Officials As sollows. Tournament com Mittee Benjamin n. Page Marbo special service office it. John t. Mcatee Marbo athletic officer Mike Karva sales Marbo sport director umpires Are Ralph Miller athletic director Marbo it Emmet Mcclellan North gab Cpl. Norris Steen for the games Are 103rd Seabee sgt. Sam tur Ner 516th signal Cpl. John Cook 103rd Seabee. Tournament publicity director Anc Charles general Headquarters officials in Tokyo were completing plans today to Send Aid to Okinawa. Two tugs with parts and equipment for repair Salvage and floating had already been dispatched and were to depart late wednesday if the storm permits. A third tug will be dispatched As soon As it is readied at Yokohama. According to preliminary re ports received at Headquarters fear buildings on flight lines and some dependent houses and communication structures were damaged in varying de Gree. Other damage from the High winds which at times attained speeds of 125 Miles per hour has not been definitely reported. Buildings damaged Are located at Kadena and Naha air Force bases. A sur vey is now being made to de Termine the full extent of the results of the typhoon. Other reports received by general Headquarters described extensive damage to ships and port facilities but added that navigation channels Are open. One list is believed ruined beyond  army transport private Peters inside Naha Harbor was described As seaworthy Al though it had sustained dam age to its Forward plates. The Victory ship Benjamin Frank Lin was also described As sea damage. Four japanese ships in Naha Harbor were damaged but the extent of damage was undetermined. One of the Japa Nese ships rammed a military government list near Wase at least two other lists were reported aground one of them on a reef. Another was known to be under water but officials believed it could be re floated. Several other lists although buffeted by the storm were described As Safe and sea aground on the reef was re moved and All hands reported Safe. All buildings were damaged and some completely lost in the storm wreckage which was fixed at $10,000,000 in preliminary reports. No firm Esti mates have been made As yet. Late reports indicate that the damaged Hospital on Oki Nawa is still in  housing suffered severely according to radio Grams from Okinawa. Loss to housing was described As rang ing from considerable dam age to total  there is communication be tween Okinawa and Tokyo but communication and Power lines Are Down on Okinawa and extensive repair is necessary. Personnel officers were assembling skilled working Crews to be flown into Oki Nawa As soon As conditions per Mit. Thirty carpenters ten plumbers ten electricians Are being summoned. Four Power linemen teams probably japanese will also be flown to Okinawa. Car arrival info needed Marbo oct. 7persons having vehicles arriving fro the states must notify the Guam government office the Day the vehicle arrives on  the state License on the vehicle expires it is necessary that the owner obtain. Guam plates Marbo head quarters Provost marshal has schedule october. 10tropical Garden ser vice club Island tour Marbo service club hearts tournament Hill Topper club pinochle Parker Manor club Beach party Thunder Bolt club roller skating at North West Field Aero service club Bingo Palm Terrace club Village tour Alligator rendezvous club Beach party. October 11marbo service club the swordsman starring Larry Parks and Ellen Drew. This flaming tale filled with stirring action and tender Romance tells of two lovers whose kisses defied even deadly family fued in the Scot Tish Highlands of the 18th Century. Pep rally Hill Topper club Bingo checklist for Home fire hazards Given Marbo oct. 7in connection with fire prevention some thought should be Given to places of habitation housing and boy the Type of construction necessary in this tropical area offers a ready Means for the spread of fire Douglas p. Swirn fire prevention Engineer said monday. Parker Manor club Columbus Day party Thunderbolt club band serenades Aero service club dance 20th air Force band Palm Terrace club army ground Force band Alligator rendezvous club stateside party and tropical Garden service club Bon voyage party. More Homes for no area Marbo oct. 7the Guam District engineers announced that four additional no Typ permanent houses Are to be erected in the army ground forces area. The engineers Are Able to build these Homes with Money construction. Saved on prior says right habits prevent overheating one of a series of health articles aute reactions to heat Are not common on Guam but it is Felt that knowledge of what these reactions Are. And the factors that cause them will assist in preventing them. Our heat regulating Appa atus is a wonderful protect Ive mechanism. In any Rea enable situation it will main Ain a proper temperature a Ance. But it is Well to re member that it will not stand of much abuse. People who persist in such foolishness As laying strenuous Tennis in. Bathing in the mid Day icat will sooner or later Dis Over that their Cooling mechanisms cannot Cope with he situation. Among the Many factors ending to induce an acute re action to heat Are excessive external heat such As pro longed exposure in the Sun Hose factors which pro Rote retention of body heat such As High humidity High atmospheric temperature in and invade of air any with a Little forethought in. Regard to these buildings the can be made Safe from a fire Hazard standpoint. Don t Over it and the circuits in the elect Lical system by connecting unauthorized Extension cords. Any repairs or changes i elec ,.lncal wiring should be accomplished by the Post Engineer. Don t store any paints or in Al Mable substances inside � quarters. Don t use gasoline Fer any Type of cleaning clean ing solvent is authorized. Keep quarters free from unnecessary accumulation of combustible Good housekeeping contributes greatly to fire pre a fiction. Don t hang clothes or store materials too close to Light bulbs in hot lockers. There should be 18 inches clearance around Light clubs. Don t use Over a 60-Watt Jilb in lockers  out of reach of children. Don t leave electrical appliances on when leaving Home or quarters. In Case of fire Call the fire department Marbo head quarters area Hollywood 50agafo Gumas area Agafon Gumas 33 Hospital area Chi Cago 971-ext.  you can t remember the number just Tell the operator i want to report a  when you Are connected to the fire station give the exact location of the fire Tell what is Burn ing Tell to what extent the fire has progressed give your name rank and organization talk clearly and distinctly be sure you Are understood. Don thang up until the fire station has All the information needed and stand by or Delegate some other competent person to meet and direct the fire apparatus to the scene of the fire. Don t lose your head. New Squadron men Hail Harmon fab oct. 7a new mess Hail for the sixth and 21st troop Carrier squad Rons will be established in the former Field bakery. The bakery will be completely converted within two weeks. Capt. David d Dyas has been appointed mess Orfi cer and a sgt. Jesse t. Wor Nell mess sergeant. Submission of entries Marbo oct. 7 All mar football teams Are requested to submit the names and pictures of the team Queens t the Marbo office before special Servi october 15. Exchange rare final banking oct. 7 up a finance ministry spokesman today announced that the official foreign Exchange rate o the new Gold Yuan fixed a four to one . Dollars o August 19, is final and will no be changed. Cognize the. Service with pro motion and rewards the Soldier the master and creator 20th air fore 2 head Quad worthy. Of on with Money. Ltd Abner nobody Nykos Money no More it an w Kin Havee Vathing w Vint West the same As my the Way of Fri end wishes to protest this incident the Captain in Pew an army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly in Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec Lor free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea and Marianas Bonns islands and Okinawa. Local news May not be republished without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinions expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address All communications to the of in a and or the managing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26 s271managing editor h. 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